BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Environmental regulators want $300,000 to study just how many fish Idaho residents really eat, to help determine toxics criteria meant to protect people’s health without putting unduly strict limits on pollution that industry and others can legally discharge into the state’s waterways.

Department of Environmental Quality Director Curt Fransen told the Senate Resources and Environment Committee Wednesday the issue arose last year.

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